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The Book of the Diner is well worth preserving. I only wish it had reached a broader audience when it might have mattered more. That is a testament to the blindness of our culture. If there is a future to look back from, one difficult question historians will have to ask is how we let this happen, when so many saw it coming. This site has certainly aggregated enough information and critical thinking to prove that.[/b]

“When the Last Tree Is Cut Down, the Last Fish Eaten, and the Last Stream Poisoned, You Will Realize That You Cannot Eat Money.”

This prophecy is becoming a more and more brutal reality. But, even today, not every person is aware of the horrible effects our lifestyles have on nature. So share these evocative pictures with everyone to help raise awareness.

Rescuers attempt to push stranded whales back into the ocean at Ujong Kareng beach in Aceh province, Indonesia, on Nov. 13. An official said 10 whales were stranded on the beach and attracted hundreds of onlookers who posed for pictures with them. Syahrol Rizal/AP

People pray in the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Nov. 12 where 26 people were killed in a shooting attack the week before, as the church opened to the public as a memorial to those killed. Rick Wilking/Reuters

This seems like a worthy, reasonable cause for a protest. Tough to politicize this plea.

School children march to express their distress on the alarming levels of pollution in New Delhi on Nov. 15. Thick smog has constricted India's capital this week, smudging landmarks from view and leaving residents frustrated at the lack of meaningful action by authorities. The air was the worst it has been all year, spiking to 75 times the level considered safe by the World Health Organization. Manish Swarup/AP